What is this?

[stoneman]

I am cleaning up a lot and have come across two of these beauties. Does anyone know what they are. They are stamped John Deere. Both have a cutting blade (sickle blade) and seem to have some sort of wooden rollers. Both are in bad shape but might have a part or two maybe needed, otherwise going to the scrap yard. Thanks




 

[Tony W]

Old binder that looks like a good for scrape and sickle mower.
 

[Tx Jim]

Yep a grain binder. In my youth I used one with the bundler removed to windrow Oats for combining
 

[leon]

Most of the adjectives I no longer use I learned from my Dad while driving tractor on a horse-drawn grain binder like this, only red, that was converted to tractor drawn. That means tongue shortened. Dad rode the binder and offered advice!
 

[stoneman]

Thanks to all for the information.
 

[Kh]

Grain Binder, pulled one out also last year minnesota here and a guy from missouri bought it from me on here. He was going to send to the Amish to have them rebuild it.